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A Blade in the Dark (1983) · Cineora

A Blade in the Dark poster

A LAMBERTO BAVA FILM

A Blade in the Dark

19831h 49mMovie

HorrorMysteryThriller

IMDb5.9/ 10 · 4.6K votes

DON'T GO DOWN THE STAIRS.

Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. After moving into a secluded villa, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit.

Suspenseful
Eerie
Scary
Whodunit
Art

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for late nights and watching alone. Contains graphic violence, gore and jump scares.

DirectorLamberto Bava

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Andrea OcchipintiBruno

Anny PapaSandra

Fabiola ToledoAngela

Michele SoaviTony Rendina

Valéria CavalliKatia

Stanko MolnarGiovanni

Lara LambertiJulia

Giovanni FrezzaLittle Blond Boy in Film (uncredited)

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